Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-30
THE CENTRAL TRAFFIC POOL.
How the Association Expects To Avoid
Losses From Discrimination.

Losses FROM Discrimination.
CHICAGO, March ga local paper to
day prints the most important features o.
the new plan Of organization of the Cen
tral Traffic Association, recently agreed
upon.
The objects of the organization are stated
to be: To prevent undue and unreasonable
preferences or disadvantages between local
tiles and persons for like and cOntempora,
neOas service, and to avoid the railway
evils and losses resulting from unjust dis
examinations.
1t is provided by the agreement that
presidents, managing officers, or author
lied representatives of railways in the asso-
citation shall authorize all Joint measures
required to carry the purposes of the same
in effect. They shall appoint the chief
officers of the association and approve all
appOintecs and their salaries and expenses.
Fifteen members of the association shall
constitute q quorum for the transaction OF
business. Questions affecting revenue re-
quire unanimity among all the members of
the ASSOCIATION.
The officers in charge of the freight de-
partments shall csnstitute a standing
Freight Committee. The officers in charge
of the passenger departments shall cOnsti-
tute a standing Passenger Committee.
Should questions arise in the current con-
duet of the affairs of the association WHICH
requires immediate decision, the chairman
shall make temporary decisions which shall
be subject to review at the next meetingOt
the association. The members of the asSo-
citation agree to furnish the office OF the
chairman with copies of all their State and
Interstate classiicatiOnS. and tariffs OF
rates and fares, and of all changes in the
same, and also certified copies of all con-
tracts, agreements and arrangements with
other common carriers in relation to any
traffic affected by the provisions OF the
Inter State act, including all such as may
be filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission at Washington.
The members of the Association pledge
themselves to observe all said claSsitications,
schedules, rates, fares-and the divisions
thereOi-cOntraCts, agreements and ar
rangements 40 filed. No changes i'll conf
petative State OF interstate rates, fares or
claSsiticatiOns which have been agreed
upon by the Association shall be made by
any member thereof without notifying all
its competitors involved and the chairman.
Ii any member has occasion to complain
10 the Interstate Commission or other
railways OF routes for violation OF the law,
or of devices which affect the railway or
public interests, he shall present such
complaint to the chairman Tor cOnsldera-
ton and action by the Association, and
any presentation thereof to the Interstate
Commission may be made by the ASSOcia-
tion il so requested by the complainant.
Should the Interstate Commerce Com
mission prefer charges against any member
OF this association through the office Of the
chairman, it shall be his duty TO promptly
investigate the same, hut no final response
to such charges or reports TO the association
shall be made by him until the charges
and his reply have been submitted to the
TO the company complained OF and the con-
sent of the member complained of obtained.
In like manner the chairman may, upon
request of any member OF the association,
act for him before the Interstate Commits
sion upon complaints alleged by it to the
railways direct. For all these purposes,
the Chairman of the Association is dcSig-
mated and authorized rs the officer TO
transmit and receive communications ex-
changed between the Association and the
Interstate Commerce Commission and ad-
jacGnt traffic associations
4 sum of $1,000 is TO be deposited
monthly to secure the payment OF current
expenses, to he assessed in the proportions,
as nearly as can he eascertained, OF the gross
earnings derived by each railway in the
association.